weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
noisy; confused; uproarious
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
back street; back alley; off-street
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to brave a danger; to take a risk
ultimate; final; last; eventual
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
one grain; one drop; one bead
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
direct connection; direct link